STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3194

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 252, 253, 296

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 252, 253, and 296, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Wireless Enhanced 911 Board

G.M. No. 252

JOHN PETER JAEGER,

for a term to expire 12-31-2007;

G.M. No. 253

JEFF YAMANE,

for a term to expire 12-31-2007; and

G.M. No. 296

ROY K. IREI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2008,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of JOHN PETER JAEGER from the Department of Accounting and General Services; the Department of Information Technology, City and County of Honolulu; Nextel Partners, Inc.; Yamamoto Law Group, LLLC; and Hawaiian Telcom.

Your Committee also received testimony in support of the nomination of JEFF YAMANE from the Department of Accounting and General Services; the Department of Information Technology, City and County of Honolulu; and Hawaiian Telcom.

Last, your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of ROY K. IREI from the Department of Accounting and General Services; the Department of Information Technology, City and County of Honolulu; Hawaiian Telcom; and one individual.

All three nominees have served on the Wireless Enhanced 911 Board since its inception in November 2004. All the nominees also have extensive experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Jaeger has nearly twenty years of experience in the wireless communications industry and is currently responsible for the development and deployment of Nextel Partners Inc.'s wireless communications network. Mr. Yamane has over twenty-six years of experience in the telecommunications industry and is currently responsible for the overall management of technical operations for Cingular Wireless in Hawaii. Mr. Irei has worked for T-Mobile USA for six years and is currently responsible for managing all aspects of T-Mobile's network engineering and operations.

Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees and the other testifiers, your Committee finds the aforementioned nominees will work with commitment to ensure the effective deployment of wireless enhanced 911 services throughout the State. Your Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed based on their credentials, integrity, and abilities to contribute to the work of the Wireless Enhanced 911 Board.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing,

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RON MENOR, Chair